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William Keeney Bixby was born in Adrian, Michigan, in 1857. His career in the railroad industry began with a job as baggageman and concluded with his position as president and chairman of the board of the American Car and Foundry Co. He retired from that company in 1905 at the age of 48. After retirement he pursued his interests in traveling and in collecting first editions, original manuscripts, and works of art. He continued to be active in the community as board member and officer of a number of companies, organizations, and institutions. He was the first president of the Board of Control of the City Art Museum, serving from 1909 until his death in 1931. In 1920, following a trip to Asia, Bixby made a bequest to the Art Museum which established a fund for the purchase of Oriental art. This fund continues to be a source for many of the musuem's Asian art acquisitions.

From the description of William K. Bixby Collection: primarily correspondence collected by Bixby for signatures of artists and other individuals 1899-1917. (Saint Louis Art Museum). WorldCat record id: 81410047

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